Kami of the Kojiki
Yomotsushikome
予母都志許売
Izanami no Kami, whose transformed figure had been seen in the land of Yomi, sent Yomotsushikome after the fleeing Izanagi no Kami. Izanagi no Kami threw down his black headdress (kuromikazura) and his comb (yutsutsumagushi), which turned into wild grapes and bamboo shoots, and while Yomotsushikome devoured them he got away.
This page introduces the name and the story recorded in the Kojiki.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Story and genealogy in the Kojiki
Izanami no Kami, whose transformed figure had been seen in the land of Yomi, sent Yomotsushikome after the fleeing Izanagi no Kami. Izanagi no Kami threw down his black headdress (kuromikazura) and his comb (yutsutsumagushi), which turned into wild grapes and bamboo shoots, and while Yomotsushikome devoured them he got away.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Land of Yomi” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
An example of a chant (in Japanese)
祓え給い、清め給え、神（かむ）ながら守り給い、幸（さきわ）え給え
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「予母都志許売」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 黄泉国②」（2026-10-15 確認）